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Annihilation
(939 words)
[German Version] I. Philosophy of Religion – II. Dogmatics
I. Philosophy of Religion The concept of annihilation has its roots in the scholastic theology of creation; it also belongs to the vocabulary of German mysticism, which speaks of the soul as being “reduced to nothing” in its union with God. In the first context, it addresses the problem of how a reversal of the creation process leading from existence to non-existence can be understood, and whether this can be ascribed to God alone (as the creator). Unlike mere
corruptio, “annihilation” in scholastic theology denotes the “reduction to Noth” (
in nihilum redigere) through the withdrawal of the sustainment which is necessary for the continued existence of created beings; this act is the exclusive prerogative of the
potentia Dei absoluta. In fact, however, the commitment of the creator to his creation implies that annihilation will never occur. Though it is indeed possible that that which was created out of nothing may again revert to nothingness (Thomas Aquinas,
Summa Theologiae 1 q.75 a.6 ad 2), the idea that …
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Religion Past and Present
Community and the Individual
(5,279 words)
[German Version] I. Religious Studies – II. Old Testament – III. New Testament – IV. Philosophy – V. Dogmatics – VI. Sociology, Ethics – VII. Practical Theology
I. Religious Studies In the context of …
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Religion Past and Present
Publicity
(1,632 words)
Publicity—‘publicness,’ as it were—consists of packages and condensations of individual and social attentiveness, social attention, generated through communication. Its purpose is to consolidate, through communication, the most attention possible. It is distinguished in its subjects, in its size, stability, and duration, as well as in the forms and obligation of the communication. Although a society always knows a multiplicity and variety of instances of publicity, the concept of a comprehensive…
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The Brill Dictionary of Religion
Heaven/Sky
(1,966 words)
Dimensions of the Concept 1. The conception of heaven, together with its possible antitheses (earth, hell) and overlaps (paradise, the beyond), belongs to the most important group of influential religious symbols in the history of ideas and piety. Adapted in depth by the folk culture, it permeates many religions, and is further developed even outside explicitly religious traditions. In the Judaeo-Christian tradition, this conception combines several dimensions of meaning. (a) First of all, in terms of daily human experience of the world, even today heaven or the …
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The Brill Dictionary of Religion
Wahrnehmung
(2,396 words)
[English Version]
I. Naturwissenschaftlich und psychologisch Unter W. läßt sich allg. die Aufnahme von Information im Zentralen Nervensystem aus der Umwelt oder dem Körperinneren verstehen. Die Funktion von W. besteht in erster Linie darin, lebenswichtige Informationen aus unserer Umwelt aufzunehmen; diese benötigen wir insbes. für die Steuerung motorischer Abläufe. Oft unterscheidet man zw. Empfindung und W. Diese Unterscheidung ist auf die Theorie des Strukturalismus von W. Wundt im 18.Jh. zurückzuführen. Danach setzt sich eine W. aus untei…
